New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-27
Mr.. PoMderly to the Knights.

In a long letter published in PhiIadel-
phia, Mr.. Powderly says:
Knights ofLabor need not go away from
home to get issues to advocate. They
OF which carried out would materially. ad-
vance the welfare of the human family.
Take this fourth section of our platform
for instance, 'that the public lands, the
heritage OF the people, preserved for actu al
settlers-not another acre for railroads
or speculators; and that all lands now
held Tor speculative purposes to be
taxed to their full value" The Mtter
clause especially would materially les.
sen the tax in nearly every municipality
in the country by making it Improbable
to hold. "a graduated income tax, y which
is the thirteenth article OF our faith,
would more equally divide the burdens
OF taxation. The doing away with
banks Of issue is a third i'm
portant plank-a question which will soon
have to be met, for the rapid repayment OF
the government bonds will induce the issuers
OF the illogical and expensive national bank
currency to ask congressional sanction for
some other means OF keeping hold OF this
a matter OF vital Importance to free gov
ernment, state ownership OF railroads. tel
egraph and the like OF the means OF trans
porting intelligence, passengers and freights.
On this point the Knights speak with no
uncertain sound.
Hon. ohm Mather, one of the pioneers
OF Wisconsin, died in his residence in La
Crosse. At the age Of twenty-eight he
, settled in Walworth county, Wis, and
opened q farm. He was married at Elk
horn. in that county in 1889, and his wife
survives him.
A former conductor OF the Panhandle
road named Connolly is supposed to have
been the leader OF the gang OF plunderers,
2and to have gotten away with an immense
quantity OF booty. Some time ago he got
wind OF the approaching raid and skipped
He is now in Kansas, but an officer has
been sent after him.
r. ii. Harry, one OF the well known resi-
dents OF Hudson, Wis, died of enlargement
OF the liver, after an illness of six weeks.
The Interstate commerce commission
continue to struggle with the long and
| short haul.
G. p. Huntington, the railroad magnate
has given So, 900 to aid in building q Pres.
byterian church in Oneonta, NY.
Carl Schoene, one OF the Oldest German
comedians in the United States, died at
Evansville, Ind.
James S. Delano, formerly Of Galesburg,
Ill, ex-deputy second controller Of she
treasury department., died near Washing.
ton OF heart disease.
It is stated at both the state and navy de.
partments that there is no truth in the
statement that Commodore Greene, OF the
Yantic, officially forbadethe English men
of-war at Port Au Prince to carrying
out their threat fseizing Tontugas islands.
The secretary Of the interior has decided
the application for certirora asked for By
=. w. Bunnell. to be allowed entry al the
southwest quarter dissection township
l31, range Sc. Fargo land district. He has
affirmed the decision Of the commissioner
cancelling ]. S. Wilson's entry OF the north
west quarter section township 81, range
66s Fargo land district. he has reversed
the decision OF the comm issioner cancellinp
"a BENJAMIN Franklin to land in
Esection la township JF7. range 81, Grand
Forky land listrict;g said ipellia de-
81 he coy ~ ~.
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